The Byron News, Byron, ILL. Saturday, December 12, 1874 One day last week a stock buyer of Chana received of one man 150 hogs of his own raising, and paid him two thousand and fifty-six dollars for the lot. ------------ B. Kelsey has left Elgin and gone into the furniture business at Byron, Ill. The people of Byron will find Mr. K. a reliable gentleman, and pleasant and agreeable to deal with. - Advocate. ------------ On Saturday morning last, Geo. Goodale, while arranging some shingles upon his ice-house, slipped and fell some twenty feet. His injuries for so great a fall were slight, his leg only being bruised. ------------ P. Carter has removed his law office to Odlin's office at the west end of Main St., where he will be happy to meet all of his old clients, and as many new ones as shall see fit to give him a call. ------------ Geo Goodale has completed his ice-house, and we expect on the long hot days of summer, when we cannot eat snow, we can have the pleasure of refreshing ourselves with the congealed waters of Rock River. ------------ The Dixon Sun says: Patrick McCormick and James Whalen, of East Grove, this county, had a quarrel on Thursday of last week, when McCormick shot Whalen. McCormick is in jail. ------------ We were a boy once ourselves, and used to go out amongst them, but we have no recollection of being found in the gray dawn of morning, fast asleep in the arms of our "honey," as a certain young man was discovered a few mornings since in Byron. ------------ A. T. Anderson's son-in-law, Mr. Buzzard, was badly bruised by a runaway team last Wednesday morning. He was hitching up and when the horses were partly fastened to the wagon they started suddenly and ran over him, seriously injuring his limbs. - Polo Press. MARRIED. ANDERSON-FLETCHER - Dec. 3rd at the Congregational Parsonage, Byron, by Rev. J. C. Beekman, Mr. Geo T. Anderson, of Chicago, and Miss Louisa O. Fletcher of Kansas City, Mo. FINKLE - COFFIN- Polo, Nov. 26, 1874, by Rev. J. H. Alling, Mr. Wm. Finkle, and Miss Minnie Coffin, all of Buffalo, Ogle Co. Ill. CRANDALL-COOLEY - Flagg, Dec. 1st, 1874, by Rev. F. Spear, Mr. Daniel B. Crandall and Abagail E. Cooley, all of Flagg, Ogle Co. Ill. NALLY-MAYSILLES - At the residence of Laurenca Stult, Grand Detour, Nov. 26, 1874, by Rev. Edmund Foosey, Mr. John Nally, of Mt. Morris, and Miss Amelia A. Maysilles, of Polo. AVERY-RUMMONDS - At the residence of Sam'l G. Betebenner, Polo, Nov. 22, 1874, by Rev. George A. Coleman, Mr. Levi Avery, of Polo, and Miss Mary J. Rummonds, of Pine Creek. BARROWS-PARKE - Oregon, December 1st, 1874, by Rev. G. W. Carr, Mr. Rowland G. Barrows, of Aurora, and Miss Abagail J. Parke, of Oregon. SNYDER-SPICKLER - At the residence of David R. Grush, Pine Creek, December 3, 1874, by Rev. Parker Hurless, Mr. John W. Snyder, and Mary E. Sickler, all of Polo. GRUSH-SNYDER - At the residence of David R. Grush, Pine Creek, Dec. 3, 1874, by Rev. Parker Hurless, Mr. David R. Grush, and Miss Sarah E. Snyder, all of Polo. STONEBRAKER-WILLIAMS - December 6, 1874, at the residence of Mr. Thomas Williams, by Rev. L. L. Lipe, Mr. Charles V. Stonebraker, of Christian county, and Miss Augusta Williams, of Mt. Morris. RIGGLE-DURR- At the residence of the bride's father, in Polo, Nov. 19, 1874, by the Rev. Geo. A. Coleman, Mr. Ruben F. Riggle and Miss Emma J. Darr, all of Polo. On Wednesday evening Housewert's express and mail wagon broke through the ice in attempting to cross the river at this place. No serious damage occurred, yet the driver complains thtat his boots feel rather large since his feet got such a soaking. -------- On Saturday a staging on N.J. Hewetts new building gave way, causing Wilbur Rutan to reach the ground rather unexpectedly. He struck upon his feet, and he says "with such force that he thought his legs were driven clear through him." -------- On Friday evening, of last week Mr. Chas. Fisher's team, through the carelessness of his son, ran away, and came tearing down Second st. at a 2:40 rate. They broke the wagon somewhat, and did damage to the front fence of one or two dwellings. -------- On Monday evening a mana came to the residence of Mr., Chas. L. Hall, and asked for work; Mr. Hall, wanting help, gave him employment. The chap stayed all night, and in the morning was found missing, and upon examining the room he occupied the night previous, it was found he had taken a coat belonging to Mr. Hall - Mr. H. will probably hereafter give such tramps a wide berth. DIED. EDDY - In Byron, Ill., Dec. 8th, 1874, Mrs. George Eddy, aged 40 years and 11 months.